Market and Economic Development Publications
Here you'll find publications about how governments, organizations, and companies worldwide can use and have used NREL's capabilities in market and economic development to help meet their energy and environmental goals. Topics include:
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Clean Energy in Developing Countries
Advancing Clean Energy Use in Mexico
NREL Fact Sheet: (PDF 452 KB)
Publication Date: 2005
Clean Energy Technology Transfer: A Review of Programs Under the UNFCCC
Journal Article available from: SpringerLink
Journal: Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change
Authors: Kline, D.; Vimmerstedt, L.; Benioff, R.
Publication Date: 2003
Developing Country Case-Studies: Integrated Strategies for Air Pollution and Greenhouse Gas Mitigation
U.S Environmental Protection Agency Progress Report
Publication Date: November 2000
Feasibility of Hybrid Retrofits to Off-Grid Diesel Power Plants in the Philippines
NREL Conference Paper: (PDF 324 KB)
Authors: Barley, C. D.; Flowers, L.T.; Benavidez, P.J.; Abergas, R.L.; Barruela, R.B.
Publication Date: 1999
Overview of Water Disinfection in Developing Countries and the Potential for Solar Thermal Water Pasteurization
NREL Technical Report: (PDF 7.6 MB)
Authors: Burch, J.; Thomas, K.E.
Publication Date: 1998
Photovoltaic Deployment in West Bengal, India
U.S. Department of Energy Fact Sheet: (PDF 139 KB)
Publication Date: 2000
Pre-Feasibility Evaluation for a Biomass-to-Energy Pilot Project at Verkhni-Ozerski Village, Arkhangelsk Region, Russia
NREL Conference Paper: Document Summary
Authors: Adamian, S.; Elliott, G.; Touryan, K.
Publication Date: 1998
Renewable Energy Development in China
Development of the Geothermal Heat Pump Market in China
NREL Fact Sheet: (PDF 418 KB)
Publication Date: March 2006
Electricity for Millions: Developing Renewable Energy in China
NREL Fact Sheet: (PDF 1.1 MB)
Publication Date: April 2006
Renewable Energy in China: Brightness Rural Electrification Program
NREL Fact Sheet: (PDF 225 KB)
Publication Date: April 2004
Renewable Energy in China: China's Plan for Renewable Energy
NREL Fact Sheet: (PDF 201 KB)
Publication Date: April 2004
Renewable Energy in China: Grid Connected Wind Power in China
NREL Fact Sheet: (PDF 227 KB)
Publication Date: April 2004
Renewable Energy in China: Renewable Energy Business Partnerships in China
NREL Fact Sheet: (PDF 218 KB)
Publication Date: April 2004
Renewable Energy in China: Renewable Energy Policy in China: Financial Incentives
NREL Fact Sheet: (PDF 216 KB)
Publication Date: April 2004
Renewable Energy in China: Renewable Energy Policy in China: Overview
NREL Fact Sheet: (PDF 236 KB)
Publication Date: April 2004
Renewable Energy in China: Township Electrification Program
NREL Fact Sheet: (PDF 252 KB)
Publication Date: April 2004
Renewable Energy in China: WB/GEF Renewable Energy Development Project
NREL Fact Sheet: (PDF 260 KB)
Publication Date: April 2004
Renewable Energy in China: Xiao Qing Dao Village Power Wind/Diesel Hybrid Pilot Project
NREL Fact Sheet: (PDF 395 KB)
Publication Date: January 2006
Sending Electricity to Townships, China's large-scale renewables programme brings power to a million people
Article Posted with Permission: (PDF 391 KB)
Journal: Renewable Energy World
Authors: Ku, Jean; Lew, Debra; Ma, Shenghong
Publication Date: 2003
Rural Energy Development
Energia Renovable para Centros de Salud Rurales
NREL Booklet: (PDF 1.6 MB)
Authors: Jimenez, A.C.; Olson, K.
Publication Date: 1998
Field Performance of Hybrid Power Systems
NREL Conference Paper: (PDF 559 KB)
Authors: Baring-Gould, E. I.; Flowers, L.; Jimenez, T.; Lilienthal, P.; Lambert, T.
Publication Date: 2001
Inner Mongolia PV/Wind Hybrid Systems Pilot Project: A Post-Installation Assessment
NREL Technical Report: (PDF 2.0 MB)
Author: Stroup, K.
Publication Date: February 2005
Lessons Learned from the NREL Village Power Program
NREL Conference Paper: (PDF 34 KB)
Author: Taylor, R.
Publication Date: 1998
Lessons Learned - NREL Village Power Program
NREL Conference Paper: (PDF 40 KB)
Author: Flowers, L.
Publication Date: 1998
Opportunities for Renewable Energy Technologies in Developing Country Villages
NREL Subcontract Report: (PDF 4.8 MB)
Authors: Niewoehner, J.; Larson, R.; Azrag, E.; Hailu, T.; Horner, J.; VanArsdale, P.
Publication Date: 1997
Perspective on International PV Challenge & Opportunities for Rural Development
NREL Conference Proceedings: (PDF 30.4 MB)
Event: NCPV Program Review Meeting 2000, 16-19 April 2000, Denver, Colorado. (2000)
Author: Taylor, R. W.
Renewable Energy for Water Pumping Applications in Rural Villages
NREL Subcontract Report: (PDF 2.4 MB)
Authors: Argaw, N.; Foster, R.; Ellis, A.
Publication Date: 2003
Renewable Energy in Water and Wastewater Treatment Applications
NREL Subcontract Report: (PDF 1.7 MB)
Author: Argaw, N.
Publication Date: 2003
Renewable Energy for Microenterprise
NREL Booklet: (PDF 1.1 MB)
Authors: Allderdice, A.; Rogers, J.H.
Publication Date: 2000
Renewable Energy for Rural Health Clinics
NREL Booklet: (PDF 875 KB)
Authors: Jimenez, A. C.; Olson, K.
Publication Date: 1998)
Renewable Energy for Rural Schools
NREL Booklet: (PDF 998 KB)
Authors: Jimenez, A.C.; Lawand, T.
Publication Date: 2000
Renewable Energy for Sustainable Rural Village Power
NREL Conference Paper: (PDF 691 KB)
Authors: Touryan, J.O.V.; Touryan, K.J.
Publication Date: 1999
Rural Electrification in Brazil
U.S. Department of Energy Fact Sheet: (PDF 125 KB)
Publication Date: 2000
Sizing Wind/Photovoltaic Hybrids for Households in Inner Mongolia
NREL Conference Paper: (PDF 444 KB)
Authors: Barley, C.D.; Lew, D.J.; Flowers, L. T.
Publication Date: 1997
Small Wind Turbine Testing and Applications Development
NREL Conference Paper: (PDF 318 KB)
Authors: Corbus, D.; Baring-Gould, I.; Droulihet, S.; Gervorgian, V.; Jimenez, T.; Newcomb, C.; Flowers, L.
Publication Date: 1999
Village Power '98: Scaling Up Electricity Access for Sustainable Rural Development
NREL Conference Proceedings: (PDF 21.0 MB)
Event: Village Power '98 Conference, 6-8 October 1998, Washington, DC. (1999).
Wind-Electric Ice-Making Project: Analysis and Dynamometer Testing, Volumes I and II
NREL Conference Paper: (PDF 34 KB)
Authors: Holz, R.; Gervorgian, V.; Drouilhet, S.; Muljadi, E.
Publication Date: 1998
